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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Haiku Monday Winner...

Hi folks and welcome to Haiku Monday

"Winners Circle"

at The Palais...

Another fine week of fabulous entries. You people sure don't make a guys job easy when it comes to judging!!!

Being the novice that I am I think everyone's entries have excelled in capturing a glimpse of this weeks theme "Memory" in a gloriously fleeting moment.

The entrants and their offerings are posted here below for your reading convenience.And for those that do have blogs and have "visuals up"

Trolls ability to evoke imagery is wonderful with a wry sense of humour, playing on Madama Streep in one of her early roles... Coupled with a sensational picture of forget- me - not's in bloom... giving a real sense of pathos to this Love story... which like unlike the enduring sentiment of the flowers... is about to be cruelly killed off via nothing more than a note.... Poor Hans!

~oooOOOooo~

The Mighty K9; Nanny Killa:

Misty watercolours?

Shut the hell up Barbara;

“Big” did it better

This one made me laugh out aloud! That Killa K9 speaks to my sense of humour. I had visions of Bab's neighbour hanging over the fence and screaming this at her... mid warble and slurr!

~oooOOOooo~

Czar: 1

What happened might have…

What didn’t may as well have

Memory trumps truth.

The last line of Czar 1 I can really appreciate. Everyone interprets the truth through the filter of memory differently. Two people can witness the same event and both will have different recollections of what happened. Cards on the table Czar!

Czar: 2

Young Eddie Myrphy,

Little rascally. Buh-weet

Says “Amemba me?”

This second entry of Czars almost had me Stymied. Then I "amemba'd" Mr Murphys stand up routine about the characters names in the movie.

Please visit His post for a full immersion in the atmosphere of Haiku...

Just Go... See what I mean and you will thank me later!

Deep Blue's native tongue is French, he has provided Haiku written in both French and English... No mean feat for a first timer!

(I have enough trouble with English)

Deep Blue: 2

Octobre transi,

L’or des grands saules semble…

Sa chevelure!

Thank you Deep Blue for your fantastic entries and I hope that you are encouraged to continue in participating... For a full explanation of the French haiku go over to Deep Blues blog... and read my friends...

Thank you so much Princess (how could you do this to me, you little...!!!)

As I scrolled down reading all of your beautiful haiku, I was so pleased to be guided by Princess' comments because I'm so culturally impaired that I wouldn't have guessed the references to movies, comedians, music, etc... (btw I want that bonzai on top of the post!)

I don't want to make a Sally Field of myself, but I just want to express my heartful gratitude.

どうもありがとうございます(Domō arigatō gozaimasu→ Thank you from the bottom of my heart)

bravos all around. Thanks Princess, a job well done on your maiden voyage of Haiku hosting, and to YOU jon, wow, welcome to the haiku fold and looking forward to seeing what comes next week. Im loving all the new talent entering the game. Congratulations, Jon. (from K9 too)